Lorin M Bachmann, PhD, DABCC

Lorin Bachmann, PhD, DABCC joined the VCU Department of Pathology in 2007. She currently serves as Co-Director of Clinical Chemistry, Director of the Operating Room Laboratory, Co-Director of Point-of-Care Testing, Technical Advisor for Pathology Outreach and Clinical Trials, and Laboratory Director for multiple VCUHS outreach laboratories. Dr. Bachmann received her PhD in Molecular Medicine from the University of Virginia, followed by a fellowship in clinical chemistry and proteomics research at the University of Virginia. Dr. Bachmann is certified by the American Board of Clinical Chemistry.

Dr. Bachmann is active within the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC), where she serves on the Board of Directors. She also serves as the Vice-Chair of the Chemistry and Toxicology Expert Panel for the Clinical Laboratory and Standards Institute (CLSI).

Dr. Bachmann’s research interests include development of mass spectrometry-based assays for the clinical laboratory and standardization of laboratory testing. She serves as the Chair of the National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP)/International Federation of Clinical Chemistry Laboratory (IFCC) Joint Lab Working Group, whose goal is to accomplish standardization of urine albumin methods to enable utility of clinical decision thresholds.

Dr. Bachmann has received numerous awards for her contributions to professional societies, education and research. She serves as principal investigator for research in laboratory standardization funded by the NIDDK and is actively engaged in multiple industry-sponsored studies.

Research Interests: Standardization of clinical laboratory methods; Development of LC-MS/MS methods for vitamins and steroid hormones.